$50K reward offered in Milford homicide

A $50,000 reward has been authorized for information to determine who beat and strangled a pregnant Milford woman seven years ago.

Kelsey Monahan, 28, was bound, gagged and unconscious when her husband found her in their apartment on May 25, 2001.

She died three days later at Bridgeport Hospital, police said. Authorities say Monahon was beaten during an apparent robbery.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office authorized the $50,000 reward, the maximum allowable, after a request this spring from Milford police.

"A reward such as this may prompt members of the public to come forward and provide key information and, in some way, closure for the family of Kelsey Monahon," Rell's office said in a written statement Thursday.

Milford Police Chief Keith L. Mello said the investigation remains very active, and that his department is working with prosecutors for leads.

"The offering of a reward is certainly a positive step that may hopefully persuade someone who has critical information about this crime to come forward," he said.

The case would only be considered concluded once there is "a successful prosecution of the person responsible for this crime," he said.